Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Burke, South Dakota

Warning for those towing a camper or trailer: This trial starts or ends at Whitetail Campground. This is a very popular campground. There are several very steep ascents and descents with very deep and soft…
Learn more about Forest Road 214-2 - County Line

This is a main trail that will be accessed by many from the Bessey Recreation Center. The trail is short but caution should be used by those with a rooftop tent or a top-heavy vehicle…
Learn more about Forest Road 223 - Scenic

This is mainly a wide trail that has a mix of soft sand, hard-pack sand and hard-pack dirt. The trail will lead you through some great views of the area's dunes, and prairies, and into…
Learn more about Forest Road 203A - Circle Trail

This is a main trail in the Nebraska National Forest. It will allow access to many other trails in the forest network along with access, via offshoot trails, to Natick Campground and Whitetail Campground. The…
Learn more about Forest Road 203 - Circle

This is a short connecting trail that will lead you to other trails in the network of forest trails. The trail surface is primarily sand, with dirt and grass. The trail runs through a few…
Learn more about Forest Road 201-1

Three Camps (East) is one of the few trails in the Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest and Grassland (near Halsey, NE) that stays in the forested area for its entirety. Both ends…
Learn more about Three Camps (East)

Three Camps (West) runs east-west across the middle portion of the northern half of the Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest and Grassland (near Halsey, NE). The trail has a seasonal restriction -…
Learn more about Three Camps (West) - NFR 201-2

Typical of several national forest roads in the Bessey Ranger District, this trail serves primarily to provide access to water sources for livestock being maintained on the property. Care should be taken to avoid startling…
Learn more about Sandhills Mills (NFR 261)

This is an out-and-back trail. The trail does continue past the turnaround point, but it enters private property at the tracked trail's end. There is a gate indicating where the private property trail begins. This…
Learn more about Forest Road 211 - Camp 2 Road

Gaston Road is a scenic trail that runs primarily north-south near the western border of the Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest and Grassland (near Halsey, NE). Although there are occasional reminders that…
Learn more about Gaston Road - NFR 259